President Trump pushes for Republicans to make immigration a mid-term issue as 3,000 refugees head toward the U.S. border

With thousands of migrants headed north through Central America, President Trump is urging Republicans to resurrect his strict border proposals.

“Hard to believe that with thousands of people from South of the Border, walking unimpeded toward our country in the form of large Caravans, that the Democrats won't approve legislation that will allow laws for the protection of our country,” Trump tweeted Wednesday. “Great Midterm issue for Republicans!”

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President Donald Trump continues pushing for a wall as the midterms approach. (Carolyn Kaster / AP)

One of the President’s chief campaign proposals during his 2016 campaign was a promise to build a wall on the Mexican-American border. A chant of “Build the Wall” is commonplace at Trump rallies now.

"Republicans must make the horrendous, weak and outdated immigration laws, and the Border, a part of the Midterms!" he continued on Twitter.

More than 3,000 refugees ignored Trump’s words to continue their journey including a 32-year-old marcher the Associate Press identified as Luis Navaretto.

"We are going to continue," Navarreto told the AP. "It is God who decides here. We have no other option but to move ahead."

The marchers traveled 30 miles Tuesday. There was still 1,350 miles between themselves and the U.S. border when they resumed their travels Wednesday.

Both the Democrats and Republicans have looked for causes to energize their voting bases, which head to the polls on Nov. 6.